Ministers of the Word Ministers of Word read at all Masses in the Parish. On the Sunday rota there are two Ministers for each Mass, and each Minister reads one Sunday in four. On weekdays one Minister reads at each Mass once a week. Special arrangements are made for major feasts such as Easter and Christmas. [...]
Ministers of the Eucharist Ministers of the Eucharist were introduced in the Diocese of Cork and Ross early in the 1980s. The principal aim was that those appointed as Ministers would assist the clergy by distributing Holy Communion at Sunday Masses, and by bringing the Eucharist to the homes of those who, due to illness or [...]
Christian Meditation Group Meditation is an ancient Christian form of prayer which was practised by the early Christian monks, and which was recovered in recent times by, among others, a Benedictine monk called Fr. John Main, who saw that this tradition had relevance in the modern world. There are Christian Meditation Groups throughout the world. By [...]
Liturgy Group The Parish Liturgy Group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm in the Parish Centre. While we have a membership of eleven, we welcome new members. At the start of the year, in September, we seek new Ministers of the Word, Ministers of the Eucharist and plan rotas for the year [...]
Inter-Church Coordination Celebrating Pentecost 2013 The Inter Faith Service on Tuesday the 28th of May was attended. Along with Fr. Kieran Twomey, there were Rev Daniel Nuzum, Church of Ireland, Rev Geraldine Gracie, Methodist and Ms Valerie Fletcher, Presbyterian, who led the Service on this occasion. As at all these events, they do not just [...]
At a Parish Mission in 2003 the congregation was challenged to be more active in areas outside the traditional liturgy. A group of parishioners came together and formed the Faith in Action Group. The aims of the Group are to actively take on projects, tackle injustice, and bring issues of the day to the fore. The [...]
Church Bookrack Team The team purchases booklets for sale in the two church bookracks. The members of the team monitor sales, and replace booklets as they are sold. A monthly audit of sales is made. One team member acts for a month at a time and about a half hour for auditing at the end of [...]
Altar Society Members arrange flowers in the church and do some cleaning in the sanctuary area on a rota basis. There are four teams. Their week on duty includes extra work on special occasions e.g. Christmas, Easter, Confirmation, First Holy Communion, First Fridays etc. They do not arrange flowers for weddings. Individual groups decide on the [...]
